Worldreach Foundation in Nicaragua, which helps educate children working and living on the streets. • Dallas Woodburn was nominated for the Glamour Magazine/ Sally Hansen Best of You contest for her volunteer work with the youth organization Write On! For Literacy, which she founded in 2001. She is enrolled in the MFA program in creative writing at Purdue (Ind.) University.
Bryan Shumey, a son, Samuel Scotti • Jamie Allshouse Hall ’98, MA ’00 and Kenneth Michael Hall MBA ’04, a daughter, Grace Abigail. She joins sisters Ella and Madeline. She is the granddaughter of Leo Richard Allshouse III MBA ’73 • Judson Walker Karlen ’98 and Melissa Roland Karlen, twin daughters, Natalie Jo and Ainsely Louise. They are the great-granddaughters of James K. Walker DDS ’51, granddaughters of Janis Walker Marsh ’71, EdD ’00 and Russel C. B. Karlen ’71, great-grandnieces of Willis G. Wright MA ’49, grandnieces of Diana Wright ’74, and nieces of Eric B. Karlen ’97 • Paige Greenspan ’00 and Christopher Greenspan ’00, a son, Brooks Andrew • Julie (DeRosa) Krueger ’00 and Nick Krueger, a daughter, Allison Jane • Philip Ruder ’00, MS ’02 and Darlene (Santiago) Ruder ’03, a daughter, Keira Eve • Rachel Calderon Young ’00 and Justin Young, a son, Tyson Lucas Calderon • Sarah (Mast) Huoh ’01 and Michael Huoh ’01, MD ’05, a daughter, Cassidy Ming-Zhu • Carol Lu MBA ’01 and Edward Cho, a son, Brandon Derek • Leah Hruska ’05 and Jerome Hruska ’05, a son, Jett Andrew • Wendy (Tracy) MacGinnis ’05 and Matthew MacGinnis DDS ’09, a son, Dane Takeshi • Bryn (Knapper) O’Connor MS ’06 and Adam O’Connor, a son, Finn. He is the grandson of Terry Knapper EdD ’76.
Marriages
Deaths
Sheryl Stanton Gerrie Soden ’57 and Horace B. “Benny” Benjamin ’58 • Ross Lawrence ’93 and Erin Weiler • Queena Wei ’00, MBA ’05 and Alan Quan • Ari Demirjian ’01, MBA ’09 and Olga Furga MBA ’09 • Suzanne Ogden ’03, MBA ’07 and Charles Vannatter ’07 • Jessica Marek ’04 and Nilay Vora ’04 • Samuel Chin-Yuan Lau MBA ’07 and Shirley Seunghae Shin MA ’07.
Josephine Kent Coleman MSW ’37, of
Calif., published 30-Day GMAT Success: How I Scored 780 on the GMAT in 30 Days … And How You Can Too.
’08 Eric Guinivan MM ’08, DMA ’10 is one of 60 candidates who will be considered by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York to compose new work to be premiered during the 2011-2012 season. • Allison Taylor Manning received her MBA from Oxford Brookes University in England and was awarded the 2010 Business School Prize in the department of economics and international business. She accepted a position with Condé Nast International Digital in London. • Carlos Moran MSW is project director for families in transition at Homeless Outreach Program/Integrated Care System in Los Angeles. ’09 Erica Lim MSW is a coordinator for
Births Paul Marks JD ’88 and Kerri Speck ’94, a daughter, Esme Marabelle. She joins sister Maggie, 7 • Valarie (Kraly) Ruig ’94 and Paul Ruig, triplets, Dalton Christopher, Peyton Grace and Ava Elizabeth • Achim Bergmann ’96 and Emily Aronstamm Bergmann, a daughter, Berlin Snow • Alisa C. Brownlow ’96 and Michael R. Absmeier ’98, a son, Oliver James Ryan. He is the greatgrandson of the late John C. Absmeier ’50 and the grandson of John D. Absmeier ’66, MPA ’69 • Jeffrey Jim ’96, MS ’99 and Jennifer (Mar) Jim ’97, a daughter, Jacie Caitlyn. She joins twins Jocelyn and Justin, 2 • Kelly Berg ’97 and Elliot Berg ’97, triplets, Jack Henry, Dalya Shoshana and Hana Sara • Claudine (Scotti) Shumey MSW ’97 and
Pasadena, Calif.; April 9, at the age of 94.
Roland Kenton ’40, of Mamaroneck, N.Y.; March 7, at the age of 91. After graduating from USC, he joined the U.S. Navy for flight training and was designated Naval Aviator in 1941. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions as a fighter plane pilot in the Solomon Islands. He received three Air Medals during the Korean War, and retired in 1973 at the rank of captain. In 1946, he joined his father in operating Press-On, a family business that later merged with Thermopatch, a developer of heat-seal machines for textiles. He served as president of Thermopatch for many years. He also served as president of the board of directors for the Bantam Lake Protective Association in Morris, Conn., and on the board of the Torrington Country Club. He was a member of many naval fraternal organizations, including the Military Officers Association of America, the Reserve Officers Association and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Doris Conklin, and his second wife, Marcella Scop. He is survived by his daughters Lynne Kenton Capecelatro and
Diane Kenton Flynn, sons-in-law Ronald Gallicano and Gareth Flynn, grandson Bernard Jay Ward, granddaughter-in-law Lara Ward, great-grandsons Graham Roland Ward and Brent Jordan Ward, sister Marion Kenton, nephew George M. Clark Jr., and niece Caren Clark Vestal. Wesley W. “Wes” Rollo ’40, of Fullerton,
Calif.; May 3, at the age of 92. While a student at USC, he was elected to the Blue Key National Honor Society and was president of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He was drafted into the U.S. Army prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, attended Officer Candidate School and served in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, he remained in the Army Reserve, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Following a distinguished career in real estate banking, he retired in 1980 as vice president of real estate lending for the Bank of California. He was involved in community service in the Long Beach area, serving as a member of the Salvation Army board and Kiwanis International, and as an elder of the Bixby Knolls Christian Church. He served as president of the Half Century Trojans for 1999-2000. A deans-level member of the USC Associates and recipient of the USC Alumni Association President’s Award, he was honored with the Half Century Trojans Distinguished Service Award in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Betty, children Carol Loughner ’66 and Robert “Bob” S. Rollo ’69, MBA ’70, daughter-in-law Kim Rollo ’71, MEd ’75, MPL ’91, grandchildren Christopher Loughner, Matthew Loughner, Rob Rollo ’98, Jonathan Rollo, Katheryn Rollo O’Connor and Patrick Rollo, and three great-grandchildren.
Frederic Clift McCall ’48, of Goldsboro,
N.C.; Feb. 5, at the age of 88. He was a three-year varsity letterman on the USC football team, receiving the Life Pass Award for his contributions to Trojan football. During World War II, he served three years in the Corp of Engineers in the Mediterranean Theatre. At the time of his retirement, he was vice president of Olinkraft Forest Products Company. In Monroe, La., he was president of the YMCA and was on the board of directors of the Southeastern YMCA. He received the Founder’s Medal from the Northeast Louisiana chapter of the American Diabetic Association. He is survived by his daughter, Fran, sons Randy and Clift, and grandchildren Fred III, Carmen and Michael.
Richard “Dick” Fixa ’49, of Brea, Calif.; June
29, of heart failure, at the age of 85. After graduating from Marshall High School in Los Angeles, he was drafted into the
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